Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Cyprus
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1PHAETHON Centre of Excellence65 works
24.45
2University of Mediterranean Karpasia348 works
10.62
3Mediterranean Institute of Management83 works
6.38
4Final International University685 works
5.49
5Cyprus International University4,347 works
5.04
6Open University of Cyprus2,553 works
4.98
7University of Nicosia9,917 works
4.89
8Near East University16,530 works
4.69
9Eastern Mediterranean University10,150 works
4.29
10European University Cyprus5,574 works
4.22
11University of Cyprus27,491 works
4.14
12KES College47 works
3.94
13Cyprus University of Technology9,203 works
3.75
14University of Kyrenia1,396 works
3.57
15Neapolis University Pafos1,246 works
3.36
16University of Limassol380 works
3.30
17Girne American University1,677 works
3.20
18American University of Cyprus127 works
3.06
19Philips University71 works
2.95
20Ctl Eurocollege40 works
2.72
21University of Central Lancashire Cyprus815 works
2.69
22Frederick University2,922 works
2.63
23American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo53 works
2.54
24KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence1,160 works
2.48
25CDA College39 works
2.21
26Atatürk Teacher Training Academy99 works
1.59
27Cyprus Aydin University459 works
1.48
28Cyprus Institute of Marketing29 works
1.40
29Intercollege472 works
1.27
30The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics - Postgraduate Education328 works
1.16
31Cyprus College167 works
0.71
32American College159 works
0.40
33Larnaca College40 works
0.37
34Global College45 works
0.25
35Alexander College59 works
0.12
Highlights
Within Cyprus, PHAETHON Centre of Excellence ranks first in 2026 with 24.45, followed by University of Mediterranean Karpasia (10.62) and Mediterranean Institute of Management (6.38).
PHAETHON Centre of Excellence is 2.3 times higher than University of Mediterranean Karpasia, the runner-up.
Across 35 entries, values run from 24.45 (PHAETHON Centre of Excellence) to 0.12 (Alexander College), with a median of 3.06.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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